Man in the Mirror
A Harry Potter UNIVERSE/ Sasporilla Bucket Fan Fiction
by Darren Kelly
Chapter 3
The soft sound of bird song woke Sasporilla Bucket from her slumber. She stretched and yawned and opened her eyes to see the sun streaming in the spare room window. A raven sat staring in at her and let out a loud CAW. The bird flew off as Sassy got iut of bed.
'I must ask Karry where she got this bed.' Sasporilla thought. 'It was so omfortable!"
Karry really had done a wonderful job decorating their home. Some things like beds and appliances were very new. Other furnishings like tables and chairs were old and probably second hand. Not antiques, but thrift store buys that were good enough for them, thank you very much.
Sasporilla walked across the plush carpet on to the cool morning tile of the washroom. She yawned as she passed the mirror and tucked her hand into the bath to run the water hot for a shower. The steam built quickly. Sassy walked back over to the sink and wiped the thin layer of steam from its surface with her hand. What was staring back at her made her scream!
Karry and Zac sat straight up in bed hearing the strange scream in their house. They grabbed their wands and ran to the bathroom where a strange voice yelled "Karry!"
They got to the bathroom and pointed there wands in. As the steam dissipated a young man with short pink hair immerged wearing Sasporillas nighty.
"Where is Sasporilla?" Karry demanded. "What have you done with her and why are you wearing her nighty you pervert!"
The young man started to cry. "Karry it's me. I am Sasporilla Bucket."
Karry got Sassy calmed down while Zac found the poor girl some clothes that fit her. He had an old pair of sweat pants that were about right and any of his t-shirts fit well enough.
Karry brought Sasporilla down to the kitchen for breakfast and sat her.... him at the table.
"I really was just hoping for a quiet normal year." Sasporilla said.
"Someone probably just slipped you a zonko potion or something as a joke." Zac said. "It will likely wear off any time now."
"Sweet heart." Karry smiled. "Will you make the toast please?"
"Yes of course." Zac smiled and kissed his girl.
"Why do these things always happen to me?" Sasporilla asked looking up. "Some one up their gets a bloody good laugh at my expense every year and I'm sick of it!"
Sasporilla was understandably frustrated and began to weep again.
"What are we going to do?" Zac asked Karry.
"We need to get her to Hogwarts and see if the professors know just what we're dealing with." Karry said.
"Ok." Zac said. "First thing after breakfast!"
Sassy ate the eggs and toast wanted nothing to do with the sausages. The three of them walked down the road to Hogwarts. Sasporillas body felt strange and uncomfortable. Hagrid was out by the front gates doing some last minute hedge trimming for the new arrivals.
"Well bless my soul yer a bit early, but it does my hear' good t' see ya Karry and Zac." Hagrid said pleasantly. "Who' yer freind? He'd make a good'n fer our Sasporilla with 'is pink hair an' all!"
"Hagrid." Sasporilla said. "It's me! I am Sasporilla Bucket!"
"Oh dear." Hagrid said a bit confused. "I didn' know. I means, I thought you was always comfortable as a girl. Well you won' be the first one a' Hogwarts to undergo th' transformation."
"Hagrid you know about this?" Karry asked.
"Well ya!" Hagrid said a bit surprised. "I been aroun' a long time. Seen a lot a things I 'ave. Usually though you can tell the ones though tha' want the change."
"Hagrid I didn't want this!" Sasporilla said. "Some one did this to me!"
"Oh well tha's differn't isn' it!" Hagrid cringed. "Som'uns probly playin' a prank on ya then!"
"I'm not laughing." Sasporilla said dead serious giving Hagrid the chills.
Hagrid rushed the three of them inside. Headmistress McGonagall was up in the infirmary over seeing the delivery of a batch of rare medicines to Madam Pomfry.
"Professor." Sasporilla said.
Professor McGonagall turned but didn't recognize the young man who had called her name. However the shocking pink hair and the accompanying presence of Karry Curtiss and Zac Zarcazzian made it abundantly clear who stood before her.
"My goodness." Professor McGonagall said looking over her glasses. "Miss Bucket what has happened now?"
Madam Pomfry gave Sasporilla a quick examination.
"No headmistress." Madam Pomfry said. "This is the result of something more powerful than a Zonko product."
"Can you tell what was used?" The Headmistress asked.
"I'm sure it was the Elbeperminentia Transformation potion." Madam.Pomfry said. "But I always thought it had to be taken voluntarily?"
"Did any one give you a potion to take?" Professor McGonagall asked.
"No!" Sasporilla said. "If it was given to me then I took it unwittingly."
"If it was Elbeperminentia." The Headmistress said. "Then it can't be reversed."
"What?" Karry yelled as Sasporilla started crying. "What kind of moron makes an irreversible potion?"
"That is why the taker of the potion must drink it willingly Miss Curtiss." Madam Pomfry huffed.
"Then something's off." Sasporilla sobbed. "I'd never agree to take it. I very much enjoy being a girl!"
"We'll have to read up on this potion and see what..." the Headmistress was interrupted as the infirmary doors burst open and an older middle eastern woman dressed in colourful silk robes that flowed as he rushed over to Sasporilla.
"Everyone back away from the boy." The woman demanded in her smokey voice as she brought out what looked like an extra large magnifying glass with multicoloured lenses that slid in and out.
"What do you suspect professor Amari?" The Headmistress asked.
The professor looked at Sasporilla through the Thoroascope. She smiled as she saw nothing malevelant in the red lens but was shocked at what she saw through the blue lense.
"I'm afraid it's not Elbeperminentia." The professor said. "The transformation is the result of dark magic. Most definitely not a potion as is evident by the slight bluish hue of the boys finger nails. I fear the girl ingested liquid containing a small bezoar coated in the ichor of an Egyptian scarab, the transformation took place as she slept. However what has me puzzled is there must have been a pink Arkola gem with a blue star placed on the girl for the spell to take effect."
The professor began to roughly check Sasporilla for any sign of the gem.
"Ouch." Sasporilla protested. "Not so rough."
The professor stopped and grabbed the locket around Sasporillas neck. She jerked it abruptly snapping the chain.
"Oy!" Sassy said angrily. "That was a gift!"
"From my brother!" Karry protested.
"From a boy who I'm guessing broke your heart?" The mysterious Professor asked.
"Yes." Sasporilla stiffened.
The professor readied her wand as she cracked open the locket. Inside there was a quick sparkle of pink.
"Alliges Duplicia Mala, confractus maledictionem Gemma Delere!" Professor Amari cast. The small pink gem with a blue star in its center floated out of the locket and was wrapped in a brilliant white and gold sparkling light. The gem crack and exploded spewing evil dark mist, but the light contained it and crushed it into a small black marble ball which fell into her outstretched hand.
"There." Professor Amari said. "This will break the curse."
"Great!" Sasporilla sighed with relief. "How do I use it?"
"You force the witch or wizard who did this to you to swallow it of course." Professor Amari smiled playfully.
"And how in the world are we suppose to figure out who that was?" Karry asked.
"They will be the humbled soul who comes before you powerless!" Amari chuckled. "As of now all of their magic is in that marble, in your hands!"
The soft sound of bird song woke Sasporilla Bucket from her slumber. She stretched and yawned and opened her eyes to see the sun streaming in the spare room window. A raven sat staring in at her and let out a loud CAW. The bird flew off as Sassy got iut of bed.
'I must ask Karry where she got this bed.' Sasporilla thought. 'It was so omfortable!"
Karry really had done a wonderful job decorating their home. Some things like beds and appliances were very new. Other furnishings like tables and chairs were old and probably second hand. Not antiques, but thrift store buys that were good enough for them, thank you very much.
Sasporilla walked across the plush carpet on to the cool morning tile of the washroom. She yawned as she passed the mirror and tucked her hand into the bath to run the water hot for a shower. The steam built quickly. Sassy walked back over to the sink and wiped the thin layer of steam from its surface with her hand. What was staring back at her made her scream!
Karry and Zac sat straight up in bed hearing the strange scream in their house. They grabbed their wands and ran to the bathroom where a strange voice yelled "Karry!"
They got to the bathroom and pointed there wands in. As the steam dissipated a young man with short pink hair immerged wearing Sasporillas nighty.
"Where is Sasporilla?" Karry demanded. "What have you done with her and why are you wearing her nighty you pervert!"
The young man started to cry. "Karry it's me. I am Sasporilla Bucket."
Karry got Sassy calmed down while Zac found the poor girl some clothes that fit her. He had an old pair of sweat pants that were about right and any of his t-shirts fit well enough.
Karry brought Sasporilla down to the kitchen for breakfast and sat her.... him at the table.
"I really was just hoping for a quiet normal year." Sasporilla said.
"Someone probably just slipped you a zonko potion or something as a joke." Zac said. "It will likely wear off any time now."
"Sweet heart." Karry smiled. "Will you make the toast please?"
"Yes of course." Zac smiled and kissed his girl.
"Why do these things always happen to me?" Sasporilla asked looking up. "Some one up their gets a bloody good laugh at my expense every year and I'm sick of it!"
Sasporilla was understandably frustrated and began to weep again.
"What are we going to do?" Zac asked Karry.
"We need to get her to Hogwarts and see if the professors know just what we're dealing with." Karry said.
"Ok." Zac said. "First thing after breakfast!"
Sassy ate the eggs and toast wanted nothing to do with the sausages. The three of them walked down the road to Hogwarts. Sasporillas body felt strange and uncomfortable. Hagrid was out by the front gates doing some last minute hedge trimming for the new arrivals.
"Well bless my soul yer a bit early, but it does my hear' good t' see ya Karry and Zac." Hagrid said pleasantly. "Who' yer freind? He'd make a good'n fer our Sasporilla with 'is pink hair an' all!"
"Hagrid." Sasporilla said. "It's me! I am Sasporilla Bucket!"
"Oh dear." Hagrid said a bit confused. "I didn' know. I means, I thought you was always comfortable as a girl. Well you won' be the first one a' Hogwarts to undergo th' transformation."
"Hagrid you know about this?" Karry asked.
"Well ya!" Hagrid said a bit surprised. "I been aroun' a long time. Seen a lot a things I 'ave. Usually though you can tell the ones though tha' want the change."
"Hagrid I didn't want this!" Sasporilla said. "Some one did this to me!"
"Oh well tha's differn't isn' it!" Hagrid cringed. "Som'uns probly playin' a prank on ya then!"
"I'm not laughing." Sasporilla said dead serious giving Hagrid the chills.
Hagrid rushed the three of them inside. Headmistress McGonagall was up in the infirmary over seeing the delivery of a batch of rare medicines to Madam Pomfry.
"Professor." Sasporilla said.
Professor McGonagall turned but didn't recognize the young man who had called her name. However the shocking pink hair and the accompanying presence of Karry Curtiss and Zac Zarcazzian made it abundantly clear who stood before her.
"My goodness." Professor McGonagall said looking over her glasses. "Miss Bucket what has happened now?"
Madam Pomfry gave Sasporilla a quick examination.
"No headmistress." Madam Pomfry said. "This is the result of something more powerful than a Zonko product."
"Can you tell what was used?" The Headmistress asked.
"I'm sure it was the Elbeperminentia Transformation potion." Madam.Pomfry said. "But I always thought it had to be taken voluntarily?"
"Did any one give you a potion to take?" Professor McGonagall asked.
"No!" Sasporilla said. "If it was given to me then I took it unwittingly."
"If it was Elbeperminentia." The Headmistress said. "Then it can't be reversed."
"What?" Karry yelled as Sasporilla started crying. "What kind of moron makes an irreversible potion?"
"That is why the taker of the potion must drink it willingly Miss Curtiss." Madam Pomfry huffed.
"Then something's off." Sasporilla sobbed. "I'd never agree to take it. I very much enjoy being a girl!"
"We'll have to read up on this potion and see what..." the Headmistress was interrupted as the infirmary doors burst open and an older middle eastern woman dressed in colourful silk robes that flowed as he rushed over to Sasporilla.
"Everyone back away from the boy." The woman demanded in her smokey voice as she brought out what looked like an extra large magnifying glass with multicoloured lenses that slid in and out.
"What do you suspect professor Amari?" The Headmistress asked.
The professor looked at Sasporilla through the Thoroascope. She smiled as she saw nothing malevelant in the red lens but was shocked at what she saw through the blue lense.
"I'm afraid it's not Elbeperminentia." The professor said. "The transformation is the result of dark magic. Most definitely not a potion as is evident by the slight bluish hue of the boys finger nails. I fear the girl ingested liquid containing a small bezoar coated in the ichor of an Egyptian scarab, the transformation took place as she slept. However what has me puzzled is there must have been a pink Arkola gem with a blue star placed on the girl for the spell to take effect."
The professor began to roughly check Sasporilla for any sign of the gem.
"Ouch." Sasporilla protested. "Not so rough."
The professor stopped and grabbed the locket around Sasporillas neck. She jerked it abruptly snapping the chain.
"Oy!" Sassy said angrily. "That was a gift!"
"From my brother!" Karry protested.
"From a boy who I'm guessing broke your heart?" The mysterious Professor asked.
"Yes." Sasporilla stiffened.
The professor readied her wand as she cracked open the locket. Inside there was a quick sparkle of pink.
"Alliges Duplicia Mala, confractus maledictionem Gemma Delere!" Professor Amari cast. The small pink gem with a blue star in its center floated out of the locket and was wrapped in a brilliant white and gold sparkling light. The gem crack and exploded spewing evil dark mist, but the light contained it and crushed it into a small black marble ball which fell into her outstretched hand.
"There." Professor Amari said. "This will break the curse."
"Great!" Sasporilla sighed with relief. "How do I use it?"
"You force the witch or wizard who did this to you to swallow it of course." Professor Amari smiled playfully.
"And how in the world are we suppose to figure out who that was?" Karry asked.
"They will be the humbled soul who comes before you powerless!" Amari chuckled. "As of now all of their magic is in that marble, in your hands!"
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I am in no way affiliated with Warner Bros. or with J.K.Rowling. My work is purely that of fan fiction & do not ask for, nor accept money, gifts or other compensation for my work. If you really feel you must do something, research which charities J.K.Rowling donates to, then donate to them as such.